Plasterboard - Why All The Colours?
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- Why are there so many different types of plasterboard? Roger explains.
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What types of plasterboard are there?
Moisture-resistant plasterboard
In the core of moisture-resistant plasterboard are some additives which repel moisture. These plasterboards are the only suitable plasterboards for kitchens and bathrooms as the humid environment will otherwise decay the quality of the board over time and can result in loss of effectiveness of any insulating properties. Using non-moisture-resistant plasterboard in a moist area will lead to damp, rot and mould over time.
Acoustic plasterboard
Opt for acoustic plasterboard and you’ll get additional benefits over just being able to finish off the room. Acoustic plasterboard will keep the sound out of the room and reduce how noise travels between rooms to give a more private and comfortable life for those living there. Utilising acoustic plasterboard in a living room refurbishment, for example, will mean that a loud movie won’t disrupt a quiet chat in the kitchen.
Damp Proof Foil Backed plasterboard
Damp-proof plasterboard is equipped with a layer of foil attached to one side. It can be used in environments that are associated with an appreciable level of moisture (such as kitchens).
Fire-resistant plasterboard
Fire-resistant plasterboard does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s important to become familiar with and choose the right fire performance rating as each rating denotes a different thing. Some fire-resistant plasterboard may be non-combustible, whereas some may offer 240 minutes of fire resistance before it will catch fire. If fire-resistant plasterboard isn’t specified and is just an optional extra, it’s worth choosing what suits your application best. If it’s specified then pick the correct performance rating to meet building regulations.
Insulated plasterboard
Insulated plasterboard is a favourite amongst dry liners as it’s so easy to install. It’s essentially a piece of insulation board faced with plasterboard but the fact that they’re already bonded together and ready to go makes the process faster and more efficient than if you were installing a layer of insulation and then plasterboard. Just like regular plasterboard, this type can be finished without plastering over too.
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Your videos are absolute gold. It is impossible to find construction people to help out around here - so I'm DIY'ing almost everything.
I have been a plasterer for the last 30 years Roger knows what he is talking about I must admit even I got a good few tips
Thank you. Your videos are very useful for us DIYers.
Bit of a joke regarding new builds & sound reg.s when most party walls are total s**t & you can hear your neighbours all day , glad we"re in an old terrace cottage now - good vid mate :)
I worked at a hospital last year where they built a new Xray room. They had that blue colour sound proof plasterboard which I had never seen before plus they had lead lined plaster board which I never even knew was possible. The board sizes were smaller, 2 x 8ft and due to the weight it took 3 men to lift the sheets to prevent the plasterboard snapping under its own weight. Also before attaching the lead lined p/board, the chippy tacked on a 3" lead tape to the entire length of timber studs. This was to ensure no radiation was able to leak through the wall.
Back in the day Gypsum did an backing and finish called X-ray plaster for floating jobs in hospitals etc.
How do you cut lead lined pasteboard?
You can also get plasterboard with barium sulphate in its core which is xray resistant.
3 meter long 15mm thick fireline, sound bloc or duraline weigh about 56 kg each, when you spend a day fitting them you know you've done a shift.
@@edc1569 you borrow the carpenters best saw..😁
5G!
love getting a bit gypsum in my eyes, real lush
My favorite, with a bit of insulation! Yeah baby
What goes in your eyes don't go in the lungs I say. gurt lush!
Don't forget yer safety glasses
Ahh😫😭
@@harrybrown3657 squint guard
I had no idea, quite amazing how plaster board has evolved thanks for another great video 👍
Always great for some expert advice! Cheer and thanks.
Absolutely fucking nuts how much this guy knows.
Love the channel Roger, thanks as always.
I have a downstairs bedroom that shares a wall with the kitchen and after double skinning with acoustic plasterboard the sound has been cut way down. Great stuff but very heavy!
Great video as always Roger 💪
Thanks Roger, at last a video I can understand. Some people get so technical my head spins.
Good video Roger. Thanks.
Well explained thanks. I'm not in the trade but found it very interesting.
Roger, Ever thought of adding a ‘Skill Builder Factory Visit’ to your channel? I think most of us would appreciate your take on how the things we use are made. Given the size of your channel the manufacturers would roll out the carpet for you too. The added benefit is when you know how stuff is made it means you apply it better.
Whitefields
I did loads of factory visits when I worked for Professional Builder magazine. I always enjoyed them and there could be some mileage in the idea.
I would start with a brick works but there is a lot to go at there. Thanks for the thought
Interesting how these things vary for different countries. In Australia the thickness are 10mm, 13mm and 16mm. The Yanks are big on their usual overkill, they seem to only know 5/8'' board - antique system of measurement as well. We also have an impact resistant board which I'm sure you have over there - it's called Impactchek here but would be a different name over there.
Standard plasterboard has never been approved here for fire resistant construction - regardless of how many layers. Fire rated board is required - called Fyrechek here.
Impact resistant/heavy duty stuff here is called Performance Plus.
Yanks 😂
I have never seen your eye color before , so unique
Only recently picked up some to do a job in the bathroom, luckily it was green. Cheers for the info.
Good tip re: sealing plasterboard and filler if doing the tape and fill method.
I’ve done this quite a bit in my house when dry lining or over boarding a ceiling and if you taper out the joint to about a foot on either side, and seal (I can recommend Zinsser Guardz) it’s invisible even with a raking light; matt paint will help, of course, as you say.
Informative video
As I understand it sound proof boards are also fire rated the same as pink boards. Standard plasterboard can be double tacked to provide the same fire and sound resistance and has a much better u value. I would choose sound boards on all partitions and standard on external walls if cost was not an issue.
Very interesting thanks
15 mm fire line plasterboard gives fire protection for thirty minutes . I am just finishing a fire proofing job on a 90 foot tall smoke tunnel in an apartment block. Whole thing had to ripped out and new metal stud walls placed on 3 steel beams. Walls had to be double boarded with 15 mm fire line plasterboard to achieve 60 minutes fire protection on the stairwell side and the smoke tunnel on the other side.
60 minutes to evacuate a whole block of flats with potentially old people still seems a bit short. Better than nothing though
@daz374 the smoke tunnel has been completely stripped of insulation to the apartment walls. There are now no combustible materials in this tunnel and no fire can breach the tunnel. The fire wall only serves as an extra precaution for fire fighters as the stairwell is the only access to any floor in the event of a fire . There are new 60 minute fire doors on all the lift lobby landings . They already had a fire in an apartment on the eighth floor. It didn’t affect any other part of the building. And before any upgrades were completed. I was talking to a fire engineer from the fire service. He says fire brigades can make a response within 5 to 7 minutes. As long as the smoke and heat detectors are working normally fires will not get out of hand if proper fire doors are in place.
@@josoapification unless they tell you to stay put....
Never thought I'd ever hear that as advice, wrong advice....
@@almilhouse9059 the upgrades are so people can stay put . The contact we have nearly completed was for a housing association for independent living for disabled vulnerable and elderly people . They all have a stay put policy. Fire alarm tests on all magnetic held cross corridor doors are carried out weekly. As long as all fire doors have fire and smoke seals. Evacuation is not normally necessary.
Really helpful great video. What board do you use for a bathroom ceiling?
As a diyer I am greatful for videos like this ,doing a job in a bathroom that had leaks around the bath whit an overrbath shower ,bought the moisture resistant boards and am covering it whit Fibo panels as I cannot get a tiler and have zero tiling skills,hoping for the best .
Sound board is one thing I'll never miss when it comes to labouring 😂
Your a star I love all your tips, please are you related to Bradley Walsh....
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All the big new build developers tile straight onto green board. Sound board is good but sometimes not necessary as normal board can pass the sound tests. Would be great if you could expand on this for all the different levels of fire protection from normal board to fire and sound board and effects and spec on how it is fitted.
Question: If I line the walls to basement with damp resistant board, and I'm going to use the paper tape over the joins, do I put plaster in the joins before placing the tape over it? After that, can I just paint the board with undercoat before applying the color paint, or do I need to use something else rather than standard undercoat? Thank you.
Is intumescent paint a viable option for protecting a rsj over a bifold in single storey extension, there is only about 25mm above the machined air vent slots and would like to add 12mm celotex + 1 layer of fire board to stop cold bridging as best I can, but thought 2 layers was required, cheers
Your video are always great 👍.
1:43 never know there was a leak. Wouldn't the water run up to or close to the wall plate leaving the space below with the leak, as it don't run into drain 😁
We had to use the pink board (fire rated) for the loft hatches at the 2 care homes we look after.
My builder provided grey boards which had moisture resistant written on it but it wasn't green. When inquestiones it he said that particular supplier's boards were grey for the moisture resistant one
Can you double up the fire and sound for the ceiling?
Can you thermal plasterboard on the ceiling of a bathroom extension or best avoided due to condensation issues etc?
So is the vapour board an option for lining a single skin garage wall as a bit of moisture protection ?
Roger are you saying water resistant board with tilies going straight onto it is no good for shower areas?
Fantastic video what board do I use in a bathroom to currently tile the bathroom
Tilebacker board, there are lots to choose from but avoid plasterboard, even the moisture resistant stuff is not very good
@@SkillBuilder thank you so much for getting back to me👍
I have always thought way too much drywall went into the skip! I am glad to see it being recycled although I'd like to hear more about what it off gases because gypsum is a natural mineral and in fact I have walk through caves that are in almost complete gypsum so it doesn't seem to me that it would off gas naturally unless it's something being added to it that causes it to off gas. Rodger I know in the US the thicker of the gypsum Boards which is closer to 5/8 of an inch is used on ceilings because being thicker it has less of a tendency to become bowed over decades and sag even though it is heavier than the half inch. Everywhere else half inch is used.
Probably hydrogen sulphide.
@@snapdragogon69 from the addition of?
@@danielbuckner2167 when exposed to mixed waste or water it can putrefy.
Having to now seperate plasterboard from wall tiles before throwing tiles into skip is nothing but a headache. Try removing tiles that have been well fixed to plasterboard.
Roger can you do something on sound proofing rooms?
Yes we have it planned and, for once, we have someody who knows about it.
ROGER! I can’t believe I’ve just watched this. Trying to research contour 6mm board for curved walls, got any tips on that mateeeee? 👍
I’ve used ‘Siniat GTEC contour board’ for barrel ceilings. I double the boards and stagger the joint and it’s also tapered to facilitate a neat finish.
is it possible to get insulated board that is also fire resistant?
One 12.5mm pink board will achieve 30minutes fire resistance and is adequate enough for any domestic application where it’s needed to stop the spread of flame. Party walls must be 60minutes.
Hi Roger, 👋 I'm sure there is a yellow board too , which is an impact board used for corridors which is a lot tougher 🤔 😉 or it may be I've had too many rum n cokes 🤣🤣
You are right and I meant to include it. Doh!
Haway man Roger , oh well I thought it was this rum playing tricks on me 🤣🤣
You can use Habito board as well, very robust and no need for patress to be installed unless it’s a live load
I’m doing my own stud walls and boarding in the new loft conversion , do I use fire boards and sound proof boards ?
Yes if you can I would use fireboards.
Hi Roger don’t like to interrupt but do you know what’s happened to Thomas Nargy ?
After watching these videos I feel like I'm ready to build a full ass house now
Would it be suitable for donkeys?
I recently did my loft dorma conversion and used acoustic windows. Used the pink boards as stated by regs 30min check. Then I was told I could had used blue boards to achieve better sound insulation as they are rated 30min check aswel 🤦
You are right and there is even a multi-purpose board that is sound resistant and fire resistant as well as giving moisture resistance.
The trouble is that it costs three times as much
Just wondering for internal stud walls is an insulated board better than sound proof board for sound proofing.
You should be aiming for density. The insulation will do very little.
Hi Roger. you once mentioned while discussing waste with Robin that you can use the plasterboard waste as 'insulation' with in a 'brick veneer' cavity; I may have misunderstood what you meant there. Can you clarify what you meant. Would there be any point in nailing those waste plasterboard sheets to the bottom of timber floor joists when you have a pier and beam/bearer foundation, nailing the panels to the bottom of the joist to not only hold the lose Rockpool insulation beneath the floor boards but also help stop any updraft from beneath ones house. my dad was a kid during the Great Depression and he use to save paper, and rubber bands, and well, literally everything. I think he passed these habits onto me.
Hi Jude
The point about the plasterboard was merely that it is now difficult to get rid of the offcuts so popping them inside the stud walls is a way of losing them and adding some thermal mass. It won't insulate the walls and it is a bad idea under the floors. By all means insulate under the floors but use mineral wool or PUR board
@@SkillBuilder thanks for clarifying Roger. Really helps.
Interesting… that vapour barrier board & blue sound board
Can you put plasterboard directly under airtight membrane on ceilings or do you need to latt the ceiling first? Im tight on space and plasterer is fussy
You can put the plasterboard on the membrane, it is the usual way.
If using the green board and tiles, do ypu just tile right onto the board with no plaster skim between?
Yes, although tile cement companies recommend you use their primer first, well they would wouldn't they.
@@johna7075 would this mean when you come to re tile however many years later, that the boards would be ruined and need replaced also?
What about sheet vapour barrier on stud walls then standard plasterboard, skim and tiles?
Im not sure if sheet vapour barriers are for walls or just ceilings
You wouldn't believe the price of plaster board here in Spain ...I tried to get something going from England thinking that I'd be laughing all the way to the bank ....not a chance .😂
Cant blame a man for trying
Don't bother mate. They have their own way of doing things and don't like or need change. Seen Brits try to do all sorts from damp proof membranes to tanking systems to felt roofing to gutters. Their philosophy is " So what if it rains and everything gets wet? Tomorrow the sun will shine, and everything will dry."
The tapered edged board you showed at 2:40 min is not a standard UK tapered edge board but a "bevelled" edge tapered board which is not common here in the UK. The bevelled edge tapered plasterboards are used on the continent (mostly Germany) for taping and jointing where tapes are not used but only very strong extra hard jointing compound. "Rigips Vario Fugenspachtel" and "Knauf Uniflott cement based compound".
Here is a video by Knauf showing the bevelled edge board system:
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Can you put a greenboard first and over it a blueboard to have it waterproof and noiseproof ?
If you put a sound board over a moisture board, then you will probably just have a damp sound board🤣
You can use Blue plasterboard with green back, which has Soundblock and Moisture resistance properties.
@@Tomukas no you can't
What gas does drywall create in the lane fill?
Ammonia I would have thought.
Hydrogen sulphide, otherwise known as swamp gas.
What is the special paint/sealer/primer you use for grey boards
the siniat stuff is good but expensive
Your fireboard is actually a 5/8" (15mm) one, thicker than the other ones. :)
Roger. You need a cup of tea in your hand or something in your videos. It just feels like yourr missing something like a brew.
as a prop you mean?
@@SkillBuilder prop or genuine brew... Your call. Is it a tea or coffee though??
Videos are a great help. Cheers.
What I can't understand with tapered boards is ... why aren't they tapered on the 4 edges , not just the 2 , wouldn't it be much better with 4 tapered edges 🤔
Most of the time you have to cut it anyway, which would defeat the object.
They’re cut from long, long “strips” of PB at the factory.
Take the moisture board with a pinch of salt, they still get wet like every other plasterboard if you get water on them
You are right, there is a silicone coating on the paper
I think in some coutries its already illegal to use these boards in bathrooms. In sweden if I remember correctly.
Having worked in a large DIY chain for a while I can confirm you’re absolutely right! As the moisture board used to be in the racks longer even atmospheric damp caused it to sag and bubble up. I always advised people to use either Hardy boards or the newer pink boards which were similar to closed cell foam. Expensive though.
Standard board on every job, (apart for fire proofing) if moisture is getting past the tiles, you need to change profession
Find a tradesman who doesn't skip plasterboard 😂
The problem then comes for the customer when the skip company refuses to take it or wants more £££.
I never use green boards in bathrooms. People mistake the term 'moisture resistant' for 'water proof'. Although they're more expensive, hardibacker boards are a much better substrate for tiling on to.
Almost every bad tiling job or insurance claim relating to a bathroom I've looked at has featured tiling onto plasterboards. Don't do it lads ...
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When you use the moisture resistant green-board in the bathroom it's important NOT to use green-board on the ceiling.
What's the reason for that? What should you use? Cheers
Who never puts plasterboard in a skip?
Tape and jointing compound, for people who cant plaster 😂😈
The pushfit pipe of plastering
How do I get rid of it?
Local authority, charge per sheet or bagged up off cuts, nearly as much as you paid for it ( what we are charged) or skip suppliers who agree in advance to take it.
Yeah, the sound board will stop me hearing my mother in law taking a shii upstairs because the soil pipe is surrounded... 🙄 Just use standard board and insulate... If you're using damp proof board, you obviously don't trust your tiling... If water is getting through the tiles you installed, you've got bigger problems than the board behind 😂😂😂
You are a national treasure… DIY equivalent of Mary Berry. The King should knight you.
I wouldn't let that man near me with a blunt stick let alone a sword.
Roger I wish you done my house
Lovely blue eyes
Bloody itchy stuff that fireboard.
First 👍
Ok, I always thought blue board was bathroom.
green is moisture resistant blue is sound resistant
Always the new guy is ordered to sand and eat the dust also it’s obligated to work the lower sides (walking on four)
2 reasons why nobody wants to work in construction !
What we do if we try save the planet? Charge more of course :)
you forgot the worst type of plasterboards in the world. those awful handiboards... horrible things haha
Plaster board must be the worst recycled material out there
All hype!
All supposed to do this and that and needs to be signed off.
Trouble is 1 Grenfell tells us most of it is bullshit!
I hate that it was ever invented -.-